Sentence examples for managed to beat off from inspiring English sources

In 2008 the target ship managed to beat off a pirate assault half the time.

It means they are all very glad they managed to beat off the BBC big knobs.

Second, an "impostor", Matt Dunning, somehow managed to beat off local competition to win the title for Australia.

Ibrahim ibn Asim had dug a trench around his encampment and his troops managed to beat off the first attacks by the khaghans Sogdian allies.

The two riders successfully fended off the chasing peloton and went on to the finish in Fabriano, where Furlan managed to beat out Chiesa for the victory.

James Ward-Prowse then went close twice, first curling a free-kick just past the post, then striking a swerving shot which an off-balance Howard managed to beat away with one hand.

At the 1999 Women's World Cup in the United States, the German team also failed to qualify directly, but managed to beat the Ukraine in a qualifying play-off.

The forward controlled a long diagonal ball well and managed to beat Enyeama only to see Gofrey Oboabona clear off the line, with many inside a packed Addis Ababa Stadium - Said included - believing a goal had been scored.

Another sharp save denied substitute Leroy Fer and even when Snodgrass managed to beat the keeper with a near-post header, he saw his effort rebound off the post.

Colombia then just managed to beat Costa Rica, 1-0, afthe the central American team had Randall Brenes sent off for a shocking foul into the calves of Luis Perea.

In September 2015, after a fierce competition among nine bidders, ENI managed to beat Russia's Lukoil to secure Block 1 in Round 1.2 – a shallow water area off the Tabasco coast in southern Mexico.